The Lady Saints beat Immanuel Lutheran in pool play 25-16, 25-18, but fell to Victory Christian 21-25, 25-19, 7-15 in their second pool game. Dropping that second pool game, put them in the same side as the #1 seed Liberty. So the match that everyone had figured for the State Finals, came a round early in the semis.Â
GMCS beat New Life in the Quarterfinals 25-16, 25-19 to advance to the Semi-Finals to take on Liberty. The game was a close one, but the Lady Saints fell just short. The Jr. Lady Saints played 4 games in about an 8 hour span. Great effort from the Jr. Lady Saints and they left it all on the court.Â
Abby Mendoza was named to the All-Tournament team for her excellent play on Thursday. Mendoza piled up 17 aces, 4 kills, and 8 digs throughout the tournament. Blayklee Glass racked up 9 kills at the net, 9 aces, and 3 digs. Lexi Crane 7 kills, 11 kills, including 10 against Liberty in the semis, and 6 digs. Gracie Bullock had a great day as she had 15 aces, 4 kills, and 5 digs. Zoe Robertson had 12 aces and 2 kills, as her serves were great on Thursday. Josie Pinner had 4 aces, 1 kill, and 8 digs. Mattie Rogers had 1 ace and Olivia Butler had 2 kills.Â
Great season for the Jr. Lady Saints and they have a couple of more games this season to finish up their schedule.Â